Bitter winds, piles of snow, and drilling for oil makes America’s new happy place.
North Dakota has bumped off Hawaii as the happiest state in the U.S.
The report comes from LiveScience who says the home of the hula dropped all the way to number eight on the list.
The index considers access to the basics like food and water as well as work environments, health, and access to, and quality of medical care.
It all comes from the Gallup Organization’s "Well-Being Index," for 2013.
North Dakota made it as high as #2 in 2012 but this is the first time the state has been at the top.
Check out the top and bottom ten below, along with their well-being score. See the entire list here.
- North Dakota: 70.4
- South Dakota: 70
- Nebraska: 69.7 (tie)
- Minnesota: 69.7 (tie)
- Montana: 69.3
- Vermont: 69.1
- Colorado: 68.9
- Hawaii: 68.4
- Washington: 68.3
10. Iowa: 68.2
At the bottom:
- West Virginia: 61.4 (5th straight year at #1)
- Kentucky: 63
- Mississippi: 63.7
- Alabama: 64.1
- Ohio: 64.2
- Arkansas:64.3
- Tennessee: 64.3
- Missouri: 64.5
- Oklahoma: 64.7
10. Louisiana: 64.9